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Stephen J Wilson
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Name: Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson
Age: 28
From: Duluth, Ga.
Assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn P. Martin.
Died: June 20, 2007
Brentwood Marine dies in explosion in Iraq’s Anbar province
The Associated Press
Age: 28
From: Duluth, Ga.
Assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn P. Martin.
Died: June 20, 2007
Brentwood Marine dies in explosion in Iraq’s Anbar province
The Associated Press
BRENTWOOD, Calif. — A Marine bomb technician with deep ties to the cowboy culture of the Northern California town where he spent his teenage years died in Iraq doing the work he loved, his family said.
Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson, 28, was killed in a blast June 20 along with a fellow Marine as they scouted for explosives in Iraq’s Anbar province, according to his mother and the Department of Defense.
Wilson was only 17 when he enlisted in the Marines after graduating from high school, which meant his mother, Bonnie Lou Schreiner, had to sign for him to serve.
“I never believed in the war, and I felt we had no business being there. But he...
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Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.;
Incident
Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn P. Martin.
Prayers & Messages
Stephen J Wilson
2008-03-25
Steve, I didn't have to pleasure to meet you, but feel that I know you. Shawn was my son-in-law and your buddy. He had your back, but wasn't to be your day, was it? You both are missed so much. We know that you were doing what you believed in and I thank you for that. God Bless.
Mother-in-law of Sgt. Shawn P. Martin, USMC